2010 World Junior Baseball Championship
# 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship

The 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition being held at the Port Arthur Stadium and Central Ball Park in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada from July 23 to August 1, 2010.

## Teams

Just before the tournament started on July 23, the organization had to announce that the team from Venezuela would not attend the tournament. However, on the second day of the tournament it was announced that Venezuela has joined the other 11 nations. The original schedule remained in place, and Venezuela forfeited its first scheduled game on July 23, giving a 9–0 win to Australia. That game will not be made up.

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.

| Pool A | Pool A | Pool B | Pool B |
| - | - | - | - |
| Australia | Representation of Oceania | Canada | Host nation |
| Chinese Taipei | Asian qualifier | Cuba | Americas qualifier |
| France | European qualifier | Czech Republic | Replaced South Africa |
| Italy | European qualifier | Netherlands | European qualifier |
| United States | Americas qualifier | Panama | Replaced Japan |
| Venezuela | Americas qualifier | South Korea | Asian qualifier |

## Preliminaries

### Pool A

**Standings**

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA . |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 54 | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | 46 | 26 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 52 | 22 |
| Italy | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 28 | 50 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 20 | 40 |
| France | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 | 12 | 65 |

**Schedule**

| July 23, 2010 | Australia | 9 – 0 (Forfeit) | Venezuela | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 24, 2010 | France | 1 – 11 (F/7) | Chinese Taipei | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 300 |
| July 24, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 300 |
| July 24, 2010 | United States | 4 – 2 | Australia | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 1,000 |
| July 24, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 1,000 |
| July 24, 2010 | Venezuela | 5 – 6 (F/11) | Italy | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 100 |
| July 24, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 100 |
| July 25, 2010 | France | 2 – 8 | Venezuela | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 350 |
| July 25, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 350 |
| July 25, 2010 | Australia | 11 – 13 | Chinese Taipei | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 450 |
| July 25, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 450 |
| July 25, 2010 | Italy | 0 – 10 (F/7) | United States | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 1,500 |
| July 25, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 1,500 |
| July 26, 2010 | Italy | 14 – 8 | France | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 400 |
| July 26, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 400 |
| July 26, 2010 | Chinese Taipei | 0 – 10 (F/7) | United States | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 26, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 27, 2010 | France | 1 – 16 (F/6) | Australia | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 275 |
| July 27, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 275 |
| July 27, 2010 | Chinese Taipei | 13 – 4 | Italy | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 27, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 27, 2010 | Venezuela | 7 – 14 | United States | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 27, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 28, 2010 | Italy | 4 – 14 (F/7) | Australia | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 125 |
| July 28, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 125 |
| July 28, 2010 | United States | 16 – 0 (F/5) | France | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 225 |
| July 28, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 225 |
| July 28, 2010 | Venezuela | 0 – 9 | Chinese Taipei | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 350 |
| July 28, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 350 |

### Pool B

**Standings**

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Canada | 4 | 1 | .800 | – | 31 | 18 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | .800 | – | 35 | 10 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 29 | 33 |
| Cuba | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1 | 40 | 15 |
| Panama | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3 | 13 | 41 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4 | 17 | 48 |

**Schedule**

| July 23, 2010 | Panama | 0 – 10 (F/7) | Cuba | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 500 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 23, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 500 |
| July 23, 2010 | Canada | 9 – 2 | Netherlands | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 2,000 |
| July 23, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 2,000 |
| July 24, 2010 | Netherlands | 0 – 10 (F/8) | South Korea | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 300 |
| July 24, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 300 |
| July 24, 2010 | Czech Republic | 5 – 7 | Panama | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 225 |
| July 24, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 225 |
| July 24, 2010 | Cuba | 3 – 0 | Canada | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 4,500 |
| July 24, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 4,500 |
| July 25, 2010 | Netherlands | 5 – 2 | Panama | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 150 |
| July 25, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 150 |
| July 25, 2010 | Cuba | 16 – 1 (F/7) | Czech Republic | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 25, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 25, 2010 | Canada | 5 – 4 | South Korea | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 2,500 |
| July 25, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 2,500 |
| July 26, 2010 | Czech Republic | 0 – 4 | South Korea | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 200 |
| July 26, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 200 |
| July 27, 2010 | Netherlands | 13 – 4 | Czech Republic | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 27, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 27, 2010 | South Korea | 5 – 3 | Cuba | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 1,200 |
| July 27, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 1,200 |
| July 27, 2010 | Panama | 2 – 9 | Canada | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 4,200 |
| July 27, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 4,200 |
| July 28, 2010 | Cuba | 8 – 9 (F/10) | Netherlands | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 500 |
| July 28, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 500 |
| July 28, 2010 | South Korea | 12 – 2 (F/7) | Panama | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 475 |
| July 28, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 475 |
| July 28, 2010 | Czech Republic | 7 – 8 | Canada | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 3,500 |
| July 28, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 3,500 |

## Playoffs

| July 30, 2010 | France | 3 – 5 | Panama | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 100 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 30, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 100 |
| July 30, 2010 | Czech Republic | 6 – 9 | Venezuela | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |
| July 30, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 0 |

### 11th place game

| July 31, 2010 | France | 8 – 5 (F/10) | Czech Republic | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 325 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 31, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 325 |

### 9th place game

| July 31, 2010 | Venezuela | 7 – 5 | Panama | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 300 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 31, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 300 |

## Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B3 | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | |
| A2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | | | | | | |
| A2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | WQF1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | |
| | | | WQF4 | Canada | 1 | | | |
| A4 | Italy | 1 | WQF4 | Canada | 1 | | | |
| B1 | Canada | 11 | | | | | | |
| B1 | Canada | 11 | | | | WSF2 | Australia | 4 |
| | | | | | | WSF1 | Chinese Taipei | 8 |
| A3 | Australia | 5 | | | | | | | WSF1 | Chinese Taipei | 8 |
| B2 | South Korea | 4 | | | |
| B2 | South Korea | 4 | WQF3 | Australia | 2 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | WQF2 | Cuba | 1 |
| B4 | Cuba | 3 | WQF2 | Cuba | 1 | LSF2 | Cuba | 8 |
| A1 | United States | 2 | | | | LSF1 | Canada | 2 |

### Quarterfinals

| July 30, 2010 | Netherlands | 2 – 4 | Chinese Taipei | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 500 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 30, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 500 |
| July 30, 2010 | Cuba | 3 – 2 | United States | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 2,000 |
| July 30, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 2,000 |
| July 30, 2010 | Australia | 5 – 4 | South Korea | Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay Attendance: 500 |
| July 30, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Fort William Gardens, Thunder Bay Attendance: 500 |
| July 30, 2010 | Italy | 1 – 11 (F/7) | Canada | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 5,000 |
| July 30, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 5,000 |

### Losers Semifinals

| July 31, 2010 | Netherlands | 8 – 5 | Italy | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 300 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 31, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 300 |
| July 31, 2010 | United States | 4 – 2 | South Korea | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 500 |
| July 31, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 500 |

### Semifinals

| July 31, 2010 | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 1 | Canada | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 5,000 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 31, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 5,000 |
| July 31, 2010 | Australia | 2 – 1 | Cuba | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 1,200 |
| July 31, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 1,200 |

### 7th place game

| August 1, 2010 | Italy | 1 – 3 | South Korea | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 100 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| August 1, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 100 |

### 5th place game

| August 1, 2010 | Netherlands | 2 – 18 (F/6) | United States | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 150 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| August 1, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Baseball Central Fields, Thunder Bay Attendance: 150 |

### Bronze medal game

| August 1, 2010 | Cuba | 8 – 2 | Canada | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 1,700 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| August 1, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 1,700 |

### Gold medal game

| August 1, 2010 | Australia | 4 – 8 | Chinese Taipei | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 5,500 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| August 1, 2010 | | Boxscore | | Port Arthur Stadium, Thunder Bay Attendance: 5,500 |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 1 |
| Lost in Final ||||
| | Australia | 5 | 3 |
| Failed to qualify for Final ||||
| | Cuba | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 5 | 3 |
| Failed to qualify for the Semifinals ||||
| 5 | United States | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 4 | 4 |
| Failed to qualify for the 5th place game ||||
| 7 | South Korea | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Italy | 2 | 6 |
| Failed to qualify for the Quarterfinals ||||
| 9 | Venezuela | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Panama | 2 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for the 9th place game ||||
| 11 | France | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 0 | 7 |

* 2010 World Junior Baseball champions
* Chinese Taipei 2nd title

## Awards

Following the final, the IBAF World Juniors Baseball Championship Technical Commission announced the All-IBAF 2010 World Juniors Baseball Championship Team. Only pool games were used to determine the players selected.

All-IBAF Juniors Team :

| Position | Player |
| - | - |
| Starting Pitcher | Omar Luis Rodriguez |
| Relief Pitcher | Chang Sik Yoo |
| Catcher | Ryan Battaglia |
| First Base | Guilermo Aviles |
| Second Base | Hong Sheng Yang |
| Third Base | Tzu-Wei Lin |
| Short Stop | Francisco Lindor |
| Outfield | Michael Lorenzen |
| Outfield | Geikis Jimenez |
| Outfield | Alexander Calbick |
| Designated Hitter | Phillip Diedrick |

Tournament Awards :

| Award | Player |
| - | - |
| MVP | Tzu Wei Lin |
| Leading Batter | Tzu Wei Lin |
| Best Earned Run Average (Pitcher) | John Simms |
| Best Won/Loss Average (Pitcher) | Omar Luis Rodriguez Darwin Ramirez |
| Most Runs Batted In | Hong Sheng Yang |
| Most Home Runs | Ryan Battaglia |
| Most Stolen Bases | Petr Sila |
| Most Runs Scored | Tzu Wei Lin |
| Outstanding Defensive Player | Luca Ainger |
